What Are You Listening To?

[Yesfan70]

Hey Dennie,

Not to sound overly critical, but you should start including a link to Amazon or other sights that might have samples of the albums you're listing. Your posts pick at my brain a bit after I read them (Rafferty's N&S album for example).


In other words, if I like most of the albums you're listing, I'm going to blame you for going broke.





PS: Thanks Botch, didn't think about his previous bands. Makes sense now.

 

[Dennie]

Hey Dennie,

Not to sound overly critical, but you should start including a link to Amazon or other sights that might have samples of the albums you're listing. Your posts pick at my brain a bit after I read them (Rafferty's N&S album for example).


In other words, if I like most of the albums you're listing, I'm going to blame you for going broke.

Oh, I see......you want me to be an enabler? :scared-eek:


Okay! Yeah, I can probably do that! :handgestures-thumbup:

Ya know, back in the day, I used to be the LINKY King! :royalty-crown:


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

One Moment More -- CD

Mindy Smith

2004 Vanguard Records

Amazon.com

While the hype machine forever proclaims this or that new artist to be "unique," "original," or "a fresh new voice," most of the time what you hear is more of the same old, same old. Thus, it is a rare joy to hear a newcomer that actually qualifies as all of the above. Mindy Smith fits loosely in the alt-country genre but adds some distinctive touches that set her apart from the field. A residency in Nashville brings a welcome Music Row level of craftsmanship to the playing and production, while her singing and songwriting take the music to places where cliché has never been. A song like "Hurricane" has a hook Faith Hill would kill for, but tells a tale of rebirth that might prove a little raw for her emotional range. Like Julie Miller, Smith writes songs that deal with redemption and spiritual matters in a way that is powerful without being off-putting to the more secular among us. Likewise she can write about her stepmother's passing in terms general enough to make it a stirring ode to the loss of any love--and do it in a voice that could make a statue misty. Smith more than held her own on the Dolly Parton tribute, Just Because I'm a Woman, alongside the likes of Alison Krauss, Norah Jones, and Dolly herself. One Moment More proves that it was no fluke. This time believe the hype. --Michael Ross

Track listing

1. Come to Jesus
2. Falling
3. Raggedy Ann
4. Fighting For It All
5. Train Song
6. It's Amazing
7. Angel Doves
8. Down in Flames
9. Hurricane
10. Hard to Know
11. One Moment More
12. Jolene

LINKY ------> http://www.amazon.com/One-Moment-Mo...=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1296427081&sr=1-1

 

[Dennie]

Live From North Cafe -- CD

Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett the acoustic duo from Little Feat

2001 Relix Records

Still Willin', September 1, 2003
By "chris_hern54" (Carson City, NV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live From North Cafe (Audio CD)

I have a strong suspicion that this is a 5 star disc, but I only gave it 4 because the only song I've heard from it is the classic Little Feat nugget, "Willin'". This is one of my favorite Little Feat songs, as well as being a fine example of the prototypical country-rock song. I'm buying this cd on the strength of this song alone. The sound is intimate, spare and gorgeous, just two master guitarists weaving together intricate lines of melody and harmony flowing forth like the waters where two currents meet. The vocal on this track is the most soulful of any version you're likely to hear, and believe me this song has been covered by many great artists. I like it better even than the version found on the bands' masterpiece, Waiting for Colombus. It's a very mellow, languid version, and the clarity of the recording and the interaction between the musician's and the audience, who both seem to be having a really great time, gives the listener a palpable sense of being among them. If this song is any indication of what's on the rest of the disc, then it's definitely one fine album.

Track Listing

1. Intro/Hate to Lose
2. Down on the Farm
3. Old Folks' Boogie
4. Dixie Chicken
5. All That You Dream
6. Skin It Back
7. Eula
8. Clowning
9. Willin'
10. Feats Don't Fail Me Now

LINKY -----> http://www.amazon.com/Live-North-Ca...JGA6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296430595&sr=1-1

 

[Dennie]

My "used music" dealer is making a delivery today, I am thrilled about one of the titles.

I'll post pic's when it gets here! For now......

The Innocent Age -- 2 CD Box Set

Dan Fogelberg

1981 Full Moon/Epic Records

Fogelberg's Magnum Opus, December 6, 2000
By Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE)


This review is from: Innocent Age (Audio CD)

The Innocent Age by Dan Fogelberg is not an album but as it is described in the booklet, a song cycle. This is an appropriate and accurate description. In fact, an even more appropriate description would be a song novel. The album unfolds like a book from the opening instrumental "Nexus" to the closing "Ghosts". In between we are taken on tale that goes to the sea in "The Sand & The Foam", a tribute to his father in "Leader Of The Band", meeting an old flame in "Same Old Lang Syne" and love in various stages in "Only The Heart May Know", "The Reach" and "Hard To Say". Along the way Mr. Fogelberg is assisted by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh & Timothy B. Schmidt from The Eagles and Emmylou Harris. Mr. Fogelberg reached his commercial and critical peak with this album as it made the top ten and spawned three top ten hits.

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.

Disc One:

1. "Nexus" – 6:04
2. "The Innocent Age" – 4:15
3. "The Sand and the Foam" – 4:19
4. "In the Passage" – 6:28
5. "Lost in the Sun" – 3:53
6. "Run for the Roses" – 4:18
7. "Leader of the Band" (concludes with an excerpt from "The Washington Post" march arranged by Laurence Fogelberg, performed by the UCLA Band) – 4:48
8. "Same Old Lang Syne" – 5:21

Disc Two:

1. "Stolen Moments" – 3:12
2. "The Lion's Share" – 5:10
3. "Only the Heart May Know" – 4:09
4. "The Reach" – 6:30
5. "Aireshire Lament" – 0:52
6. "Times Like These" – 3:02
7. "Hard to Say" – 4:00
8. "Empty Cages" (Fogelberg, Russ Kunkel, Norbert Putnam, Mike Utley) – 6:24
9. "Ghosts" – 7:16

If someone will tell me how to use the " :text-link: " I will use that, but for now....

LINKY---> http://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Age-Dan-Fogelberg/dp/B0000025NJ/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1

 

[Dennie]

Okay, here it is, another Mini Lp..... :handgestures-thumbup:

Somegirls -- Mini Lp - CD

The Rolling Stones

1978/1994 Virgin Benelux B.Y.

Amazon.com essential recording

A fresh, uncompromising attempt to incorporate 1978 pop techniques into the band's familiar sound, Some Girls opens with the disco sass of "Miss You" and closes with the self-destructive punk of "Shattered." (Both songs, especially "Miss You," with its distinctive Mel Collins sax solo, remain live showstoppers.) So the Stones declared credibility in the dance circuit without sacrificing their hard-rock reputation. Though the anti-love "Beast of Burden" and the stylishly slow "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" continue to rack up the most airplay, the obscurities stand up surprisingly well. Worth replaying: Keith Richards's rickety rocker "Before They Make Me Run." --Steve Knopper

1. "Miss You" 4:48
2. "When the Whip Comes Down" 4:20
3. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong) 4:38
4. "Some Girls" 4:36
5. "Lies" 3:11
6. "Far Away Eyes" 4:24
7. "Respectable" 3:06
8. "Before They Make Me Run" 3:25
9. "Beast of Burden" 4:25
10. "Shattered" 3:48

LINKY----> http://www.amazon.com/Some-Girls-Ro...1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1296429312&sr=1-2-fkmr0

 

[Dennie]

Might as well play another Mini Lp....

I know the "Vail" family and their Vineyards are west of here in Santa Rosa, CA....

Avalon -- Mini Lp - CD

Roxy Music

1982 Virgin Records

Progressive rock savants Roxy Music reinvented themselves as the avatars of caviar dreams and champagne wishes on this smooth-as-$1,000-cognac 1982 disc. By this point in their jagged discography, Roxy had become little more than Bowie-esque lead singer Bryan Ferry's backup band, with his regal tone ensconced somewhere between the synth-fetish of Ultravox and a friskier Scott Walker. Seemingly gone were the band's herky-jerky days as a democratically run outfit--Avalon's syrupy, New Romantic tone is worlds away from the era when Brian Eno's unpredictable keyboard noodles or Phil Manzanera's rocket-fuel guitar defined the proceedings. The exquisite "More Than This" and the moody title cut give the decadence of Robin Leach's '80s a dignity that those times probably didn't deserve. But even if the Reagan years didn't sound to you like new wave for social climbers, as a soundtrack to upscale daydreaming, Avalon beats an episode of Dynasty hands down. --Don Harrison

1. "More Than This" – 4:30
2. "The Space Between" – 4:30
3. "Avalon" – 4:16
4. "India" – 1:44
5. "While My Heart Is Still Beating" (Ferry/Mackay) – 3:26
6. "The Main Thing" – 3:54
7. "Take a Chance with Me" (Ferry/Manzanera) – 4:42
8. "To Turn You On" – 4:16
9. "True to Life" – 4:25
10. "Tara" (Ferry/Mackay) – 1:43

LINKY -------> http://www.amazon.com/Avalon-Japane...=sr_1_7?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1296441372&sr=1-7

 

[Botch]

Okay. RAWK! I thought he was strictly a guitarist, not a great singer too! Nice. I'm glad he wears sunglasses on stage, cuz otherwise he looks like a CPA from Peoria who drives a station wagon.
But WTF is up with a Les Paul with a Bigsbie tailstock??? That just ain't right. :angry-tappingfoot:

Good music though, even if it is pure blues...

 

[Botch]

Might as well play another Mini Lp....

Avalon -- Mini Lp - CD

Roxy Music

w00t! :bow-blue: :bow-blue: :bow-blue: I'll have a big announcement to make about this album, in about two months (well, big to me anyway).

 

[PaulyT]

Glad you enjoyed it! Not sure about the "pure blues" part.... And yeah, Joe's appearance and his stage presence isn't always quite... well I dunno, but I think it's part of why it's taken him so damn long and so much "paying his dues" to get as well recognized - for his musicianship - as IMHO he should be. His pigeon neck thing can be annoying. But damn his guitar playing (and the occasional singing ) is worth it. I LOVE the "High water everywhere" track with the two drum sets.

 

[Dennie]

Okay. RAWK! I thought he was strictly a guitarist, not a great singer too! Nice. I'm glad he wears sunglasses on stage, cuz otherwise he looks like a CPA from Peoria who drives a station wagon.
But WTF is up with a Les Paul with a Bigsbie tailstock??? That just ain't right. :angry-tappingfoot:

Good music though, even if it is pure blues...

I know the feelings around here are mixed, Right Zing....Pauly? :doh:

I've never listened to him, yet. But a lot of people seem to like him.

I've mentioned him to my used music dealer, but he hasn't come up with anything yet.

Thanks for the comments,

Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Might as well play another Mini Lp....

Avalon -- Mini Lp - CD

Roxy Music

w00t! :bow-blue: :bow-blue: :bow-blue: I'll have a big announcement to make about this album, in about two months (well, big to me anyway).

So, I guessin' we have to wait "about two months" as well?

Oh Man! Do tell........


Dennie

 

[PaulyT]

I know the feelings around here are mixed, Right Zing....Pauly? :doh:

I've never listened to him, yet. But a lot of people seem to like him.

I've mentioned him to my used music dealer, but he hasn't come up with anything yet.

Thanks for the comments,

Dennie

Dennie (or anyone else), I personally suggest that anyone who doesn't know him at all start with "Live from Nowhere in Particular" - kind of a live "greatest hits" sort of album but with way better than average (for live) SQ, it's where I started.

 

[Dennie]

I know the feelings around here are mixed, Right Zing....Pauly? :doh:

I've never listened to him, yet. But a lot of people seem to like him.

I've mentioned him to my used music dealer, but he hasn't come up with anything yet.

Thanks for the comments,

Dennie

Dennie (or anyone else), I personally suggest that anyone who doesn't know him at all start with "Live from Nowhere in Particular" - kind of a live "greatest hits" sort of album but with way better than average (for live) SQ, it's where I started.

Thanks Pauly, I will tell Richard to add that "Live..." disc to my list.

Dennie

 

[Botch]

His pigeon neck thing can be annoying.

I've played with several guitarists whose "pigeon neck" knocked over a couple tables and a slightly overweight waitress named "Tina"; Joe's doesn't bother me at all.

 

[Dennie]

...as the lights go out, my last one for the evening.....

Oh and Pauly........LOOK AWAY WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!!!

If you have to look, DON"T READ ANYTHING IN BLUE!! :naughty:

Late Night Brubeck - Live from the Blue Note -- CD

Dave Brubeck

1994 Telarc Jazz

(Almost) Everything You Need For A Great Night of Jazz
January 31, 2001
By D. Mataconis (Bristow, Virginia)

This is the first of two live recordings that Brubeck released in the mid-90's. Like the second release, Nightshift, this CD chronicles a six day set at New York's legendary Blue Note in october, 1993.

In many ways, this CD is superior to its sequeal, not the least of them being the fact that it is quieter, more contemplative, and perfectly captures that 2-in-the-morning mood it seeks to project. In fact, in some places such as the haunting "Koto's Song" or "So Wistully Sad", its so quiet you'll have to turn the volume up just capture the full impact of the piece. NOTE: Dennie already had the volume up!

The opening number on the CD, "These Foolish Things", is, as the liner notes say, absolutely masterful and my personal favorite. As the piece begins, Brubeck takes the audience through a winding, extraordinary series of abstractions that must have left them wondering, at least for awhile, what song the group was actually playing. When Brubeck finally gets to the opening melody, in a way that makes everything that came before seem entirely logical, you can hear applause and gasps of recognition from the crowd.

If you're looking for something to put on the stereo for those late nights, when the lights are low, you couldn't do any better than this. In the process, you'll be privileged to hear one of the best musicians America has produced.

Track listing

1. These Foolish Things
2. Here's That Rainy Day
3. Theme For June
4. Medley: Swing Bells / The Duke / Things Ain't What They Used To Be / C Jam Blues / Don't Get Around Much Anymore: Swing Bells / The Duke / Things Ain't What They Used To Be / C Jam Blues / Don't Get Around Much Anymore
5. Who Will Take Care of Me?
6. Koto Song
7. So Wistfully Sad
8. Mean To Me

 

[Dennie]

One more for me....

 

[PaulyT]

:laughing-rolling: Ha, not a chance. Ordered that one, plus two of his solo albums: Just You and Me, and One Alone. (I already have Plays and Plays...)

 

[Zing]

I'll have a big announcement to make about this album, in about two months (well, big to me anyway).

You finally ponied up the $150 for the highly sought-after SACD??

 

[Zing]

Okay. RAWK! I thought he was strictly a guitarist, not a great singer too! Nice.
Good music though, even if it is pure blues...

Your stock just plummeted! :handgestures-thumbdown: